CHAPTER 22:

"11:01. You are one minute past curfew time," dad says as soon as I enter the door. I jump and place a hand on my heart, making sure to glare at him for scaring me. He is sitting down at the kitchen table, looking at his phone for the time. "That boy is really pushing it," my mouth opens in shock and I really pray he is not being serious.

"You aren't serious right?" I raise my eyebrows, he shrugs and I sigh shaking my head. I don't have time for this, I continue walking away from him.

"He didn't try anything right?" Dad asks, I stop and look back at him shaking my head.

"No, even if he did that wouldn't be any of your business," dad has the audacity to scoff at me and I groan. "Is mum awake?" He shakes his head at me. "No wonder why you're openly saying all of this, your over protectiveness is overbearing can you just let me be a teenager? Whatever, I'm going to bed."

Jakes Pov

The men are all sitting in front of me, timid and quiet. I stay standing, waiting for one of these asshats to open their mouths to tell me what I have to do, well attempt. They're too afraid. But, there is always that one person out of everyone that has to say something. "You're gonna have to kill him soon boss," my head snaps over to the scrawny man who said that.

"Are you trying to tell me what I have to do? I'll do whatever I want," I grab hi by the throat, he coughs and nods vigorously.

"O-of course boss."

"Sorry bro but you're getting too attached to her, we can all see it. This has gotta end soon, don't even think about laying a hand on me you ass face," Max warns. "If you love her and kill her father then she will loathe your guts mate, you gotta stop assing around and get to it. He killed your father."

"I don't love her!" I snap at him, he raises his eyebrows and shakes his head not believing a single word. I clench my jaw and growl under my breath, is he trying to tell me how I feel? I'm pretty sure he wouldn't know. "Give me two weeks and it'll be done, I'll get close to him and shoot the bastard. Vengeance for my father is what we we need," Tyler raises his eyebrow.

"More like what you need. But Jake, what will come out of this in the end? Will that hole in your heart be sealed again? Or does she mend that hole for you?" I slam my fist against the wall, causing a hole. He is making me seem weak in front of these men. They could use that to their advantage. Even though he is one of my best mates I have to tell him what to do in front of these men.

"It's boss not Jake Tyler," he raises his hands up.

"It's sex god not Tyler," my mouth cant help but twitch into a smile. I try not to laugh, I bite my tongue and he can see that I am highly amused and smirks. "Back to business," he claps his hands.

"Who you gonna hurt boss?" one of the men asks me. As he asks me all I can think is. Her.

Faye's Pov

Jake isn't here. Neither is Max and Tyler, Ruby is though. Whenever I ask her why aren't they at school she completely voids the question and closes off. There has been so many excuses, I'm his girlfriend I deserve to know the truth. "Ruby just tell me before I beat your ass," I grab her wrist making sure she doesn't get away.

"Erm.... They're planning a surprise party," she blurts out, I release her wrist and raise my eyebrows.

"For whom may I ask?"

"You of course silly!" She slaps me lightly. I am very very confused. They are planning a surprise party when it isn't even close to my birthday. Is it just one of those random parties that people throw to hook up, get drunk and high and do drugs? Probably to be honest.

"But it's Wednesday. Why wouldn't they just plan it Friday when it's the weekend? That is so strange," I scrunch my eyebrows up.

"I don't know! What's with all the questions, there's too many. Now because you pressured me it's not going to be a surprise party, the boys will be so so mad. Max wont pay me attention for at least an hour or two," she starts ranting and all I can do to calm her down is to give her my word that I wont tell a soul. Which she believes and bribes me saying if I told a soul she would tell Jake a very embarrassing farting story of me. I even did the cross my heart one after I heard that.

The bell rings and we part ways, me to english and her to whatever class. I don't pay attention whatsoever. I'm quite sad that I didn't get any attention whatsoever today, well its only second period so I mean I cant get attention. The teacher gives us a seperate task for our assignment, it's a poem and I hate writing all sorts of poems. I sigh and try not to slam my head down onto the table. I suck at writing. I don't know why I thought that I was good at english to be honest. I suck at english and maths so what am I good at really? Absolutely nothing.

"Miss Lacuna, what has been bothering you so much this lesson that you can't even make a simple face?" I purposely make a face of boredom. "DETENTION!"

I walk into the room and spot my favourite person whom I haven't seen in a very long time. Jeremy Carter. Aka teacher who told me the stories about the love of his life Kate and how I am just like her. "JEREMY IT'S ME!" He looks up and brings his arms behind his head and shakes his head.

"Where have you been Lacuna? I've been waiting to tell you more shitty stories. You haven't even visited me to come and say hi," not gonna lie I completely forgot about him.

"Awww did you miss me Jer bear? I know you did," I coo to annoy him further.

''Definitely not. It has been quite peaceful without you, however you have missed some big juicy news," he points out to me. I raise my eyebrows and grab a chair to sit in front of his desk. I prop my elbows up and smirk.

"You have missed out on the juicy details of my life as well, how about we catch up on that in this not so lonely detention?" He nods, relenting to me. He has missed high school drama, I can feel it. I just don't understand why he became a teacher, what right minded popular person wants to deal with more assholes. "Jake and I are dating now, it's good but bad. He is very secretive and get's his friends to hide a lot of things from me which is very irritating."

"I got my wife pregnant accidentally. She didn't really want children, only cause she is afraid of child birth..."

"Women are born to handle it, tell her that. I'm sure things will end out fine, how far along is she?" I ask.

"Two months," my eyes widen. We haven't talked for two months, a lot happened. I haven't even seen him around school. I should really bother with the people that are good to me. "If he doesn't tell you the truth you can never really trust him and relationships are about trust. His friends are being shitty to you by not telling you anything," he shakes his head. "Is he worth it?"

"I like him a lot. In the beginning it was rough but now I know what I want."

"And what's that?"

"Him. I want him."

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"How was school?" Dad grumbles as I drop my bag down onto the kitchen table.

"It was fine," I mumble.

"I wanna see that boyfriend of yours, I gotta set a few things straight. Invite him over this weekend," he practically demands. I raise my eyebrows, he is planning a surprise party for me so this weekend wont work out for either of us.

"Sorry dad but I have plans this weekend, next weekend though," his eyes zone in on me and he points at me.

"Plans with who? You're not going over to his house right It's too soon, you only just started dating recently, this guy is asking for his nuts to be chopped off isn't he? You're too young, where i your mother? Surely she doesn't accept this- WILLOW OUR DAUGHTER IS SEXUALLY ACTIVE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!" He shouts so mum can hear. I am so embarrassed, he is taking it too far. I never even mentioned going over to his place even though I am but it's for a party so people will be there. Plus, I want my first time to be more special.

Mum comes running down the stairs, a grin on her face and she squeezes my cheeks. I try to speak so I can tell them that I am not actually sexually active and it's a party with people, I don't even know whose house it is going to be at but mum cut me off. "I am so proud, my little girl is all grown up. The flower has sprouted, but not literally. You aren't pregnant right? You used protection."

Dad grabs a gun out of no where and my eyes widen. HE HAS A GUN. "That kid is dead, he will have no testicles."

"OH MY GOD! I am going to a party, I am a virgin, I have only kissed a guy. I am not sexually active and I have not been deflowered and mum of course I would use protection, I am not ready for a child. Calm down, put the gun down and let me explain things before you go and assume stuff," I shake my head.

"What happened?" Nick walks into the kitchen. He grabs out the cookies and cream ice cream from the freezer and places it on the kitchen counter. I really hope they don't open their mouths and tell my brother about this shocking incident. But dad does.

"Just thought Jake was having sex with your sister. He was gonna have no testicles but she is lucky this time," I slap my forehead and shake my head. I can't even. They are so embarrassing. Mum pats my back and smiles sympathetically.

"Sorry sweetie, it was an honest mistake." Then she walks off to grab a soon and eat some ice cream. My mouth stays dropped open.